κῆνος

τὸ μὴ γενέσθαι κρεῖσσον ἢ φῦναι βροτοῖς → not existing is better for mortals than being born, not to be born is better than life for mortals

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Full diacritics: κῆνος	Medium diacritics: κῆνος	Low diacritics: κήνος	Capitals: ΚΗΝΟΣ
Transliteration A: kē̂nos	Transliteration B: kēnos	Transliteration C: kinos	Beta Code: kh=nos

English (LSJ)

Aeol.and Dor.for κεῖνος, ἐκεῖνος, Sapph.2.1, Epigr.Gr.991.13 (Balbilla), SIG1025.25 (Cos, iv/iii B.C.); κήνοθεν,

A thence, Alc. 86. κηνούει· ἐκεῖ, and κηνῶ· ἐκεῖθεν, Hsch.

[Seite 1431] äol. = κεῖνος, Sapph. 2, 1.

κῆνος: Αἰολ. ἀντὶ κεῖνος, ἐκεῖνος Σαπφὼ 2. 1, Ἐπιγραφ. Αἰγ. ἐν τῇ Συλλ. Ἐπιγρ. 4730. 13· πρβλ. Δωρ. τῆνος, Θεόκρ. 1. 1.

κῆνος (Α)
(αιολ.) και δωρ. τ. του κεῑνος, ἐκεῑνος) βλ. εκείνος.